Predictions

This is a very interesting matchup as it’s NiKo’s first match with FaZe, I’m really curious if he will be able to carry as hard as he did in mousesports, his lineup is much better right now and their fragging power is extremely good right now, so there’s a chance that NiKo won’t be as “flashy” anymore, either way, I think they will do well with NiKo in general.
FaZe already faced Immortals on the ELEAGUE Major qualifier and beat them 16-11 on mirage, both teams changed a player since then, FaZe replaced aizy with NiKo which is definitely a big upgade, while Immortals lost their key player – felps, and got fnx instead, I’d say that’s a downgrade although they are almost equally good, different roles though. Now, FaZe used to be insane on maps like mirage, overpass, train and nuke, they will definitely remove cobblestone and probably inferno, the rest should be pretty good for them, so I’d actually give them a chance with a small bet here, I believe in NiKo’s ability to carry.

Can’t wait and see a NiKo unleashed but it won’t be as simple as just shoving him in and letting him play. They might well need time and that makes this one risky. IMT with fnx have been looking pretty good for the most part, albeit a little bit inconsistent. Going into this game, both teams will be confident, but if NiKo can hit anything like he did in his last mouz games, then you would have to favour FaZe here. Thinking about the maps, I can envisage seeing overpass perhaps, or a train. If we see Overpass, it is a pretty 50-50 game, if we see Train, then I would favour FaZe just slightly.